Moses Gate railway station
Moses Gate  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Farnworth |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| Grid reference | SD734067 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MSS |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 13,653 |
| 2005/06 |
 12,054 |
| 2006/07 |
 13,209 |
| 2007/08 |
13,815 |
| 2008/09 |
18,274 |
| 2009/10 |
16,656 |
| 2010/11 |
19,296 |
| 2011/12 |
23,178 |
| 2012/13 |
25,978 |
| 2013/14 |
26,336 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Moses Gate from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Moses Gate railway station serves the Moses Gate suburb of Farnworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.
It lies on the Manchester-Preston Line, though only local services run by Northern Rail call here.
Until the late 1970s (see British Rail Timetable 1973, 1974 and 1978), Moses Gate was one of the more important stations on the line between Manchester Victoria and Bolton, with Sunday service and high patronage. But due to clearance of much housing in the area, use has declined (see Strategic Rail Authority figures) although it retains an hourly service (see National Rail Timetable). Moses Gate is the nearest railway station to the village of Little Lever. The station was staffed until the early 1990s, until the arson of the station building (see photo to right).
Service
There is an hourly weekday & Saturday daytime service (with a few extra peak period calls)) until 18:47 northbound to Wigan Wallgate and southwards to Manchester Victoria until 18:46.
There is only one evening service at 23:11 (Monday-Friday) and 23:16 (Saturday) which goes to Bolton & Wigan Wallgate.
There is no evening service to Manchester and no Sunday service.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moses Gate railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Moses Gate railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Bolton | Northern Rail Manchester-Southport Line |
Farnworth | ||
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Coordinates: 53°33′23″N 2°24′06″W / 53.5563°N 2.4017°W